No Fear Shakespeare
Julius Caesar
Get this No Fear to go!
Act 5, Scene 1, Page 4
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CASSIUS
A peevish schoolboy, worthless of such honor,
Joined with a masker and a reveler!
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CASSIUS
An annoying schoolboy, unworthy of such an honor, joined by a
masquerader and a partier!
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ANTONY
Old Cassius still.
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ANTONY
Still the same old Cassius!
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OCTAVIUS
Come, Antony,
away.—
Defiance, traitors, hurl we in your teeth.
If you dare fight today, come to the field.
If not, when you have stomachs.
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OCTAVIUS
Come Antony, let’s go. Traitors, we defy you. If you dare
to fight today, come to the field. If not, come when you have the
courage.
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Exeunt OCTAVIUS,
ANTONY, and their army |
OCTAVIUS, ANTONY,
and their army exit. |
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CASSIUS
Why, now, blow wind, swell billow, and swim bark!
The storm is up and all is on the hazard.
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CASSIUS
Now let the wind blow, waves swell, and ships sink! The storm has
begun and everything is at stake.
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BRUTUS
Ho, Lucillius, hark, a word with you.
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BRUTUS
Lucillius! I’d like a word with you.
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LUCILLIUS
(stands forth)
My
lord?
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LUCILLIUS
(coming forward) My lord?
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BRUTUS and
LUCILLIUS converse apart |
BRUTUS and LUCILLIUS
converse to the side. |
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CASSIUS
Messala!
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CASSIUS
Messala!
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MESSALA
(stands forth)
What says my general?
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MESSALA
(coming forward) What is it, my
general?
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CASSIUS
Messala,
This is my birthday, as this very day
Was Cassius born. Give me thy hand, Messala.
Be thou my witness that against my will,
As Pompey was, am I compelled to set
Upon one battle all our liberties.
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CASSIUS
Messala, today is my birthday—I was born on this very
day. Give me your hand, Messala.
You’ll be my witness that I’ve been forced, as
Pompey was, to wager all of our freedoms on one battle.
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